Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anthony Green (musician)

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The result was keep per absence of delete preferences. Non-admin closure by Skomorokh 00:42, 14 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Anthony Green (musician)[edit]

Does not meet WP:BAND. Top GHit is this article. Sources: AbsolutePunk is a user-driven site, not an independent news source. Youtube is not an acceptable source. No major charting, not signed to a label that asserts its notability, no stated radio play, no major tours. MSJapan (talk) 03:45, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Neutral Not a solo artist. he's the singer for the band Circa Survive (who admittedly i've never heard of) and is a former member of Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer (who I have). Circa Survive seems to be notable due to being on a notable label and having a charting album (which IS sourced to confirm its #24 appearance on the Billboard Hot 200). However, I am unsure if notability is inherited or if he's notable on his own. Doc Strange^MailboxLogbook 07:03, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Circa Survive. Not notable on his own. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps)} 14:38, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep He's not merely the lead singer of Circa Survive, a wildly popular post-hardcore band; he was also the lead singer of Saosin, and a member of Zolof the Rock and Roll Destroyer and The Sound of Animals Fighting. So redirecting there seems misleading. Pretty much everything he does gets a mention in Alternative Press or SPIN. Also, Absolute Punk has non-user generated content such as interviews, band bios, and vetted reviews. He has a solo album slated for release in August, so I guess this ends up being filed in the "things I'll have to get undone in the next few months" bin. Chubbles (talk) 19:05, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Like I said, I only know him from Zolof the Rock and Roll Destroyer. Can you provide some reliable sources to his notability on his own? Doc Strange^MailboxLogbook 19:55, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. His involvement across multiple bands with their own articles suggests to me that he meets WP:BAND criteria. The article has some references, although it could certainly be improved. Bondegezou (talk) 09:58, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp | talk to me 18:16, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep-lead singer of a very notable band, and formally a member of another notable band. youtube shouldn't be in there, but sources don't appear to be all that bad --T-rex 19:37, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
A merge is a reasonable proposal for an article about a musician who has been written about primarily because of the notability of his or her band. However, when that musician has been part of multiple notable bands, there is not a neutral way of choosing the target for the merge and redirect; the precedent has been to keep these articles. I think it makes sense to do that in this case. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 21:40, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep He is the lead singer of circa survive, and has been involved in numerous side projects with notable bands. In August, he will be releasing his solo album, which will increase traffic to the article.NeverLogic (talk) 14:45, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.